Trump scolds fellow NATO leaders: Spend more for military
Surrounded by stone-faced allies, President Donald Trump rebuked fellow NATO members Thursday for failing to meet the military alliance’s financial benchmarks, asserting that leaves it weaker and shortchanges “the people and taxpayers of the United States.”
Vice President offers ‘unwavering’ NATO pledge, leaves open questions
America’s commitment to NATO is “unwavering,” U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday, reassuring allies about the direction the Trump administration might take but leaving open questions about where Washington saw its relationship with the European Union and other international organizations.
Leaders: U.S., UK will ‘not be cowed’ by militants
NATO leaders grappled today with whether the alliance has a role in containing a mounting militant threat in the Middle East, as heads of state converged in Wales for a high-stakes summit also focused on the crisis in Ukraine and next steps in Afghanistan.
Afghan official: General’s killer hid in bathroom
The Afghan soldier who killed a U.S. two-star general and wounded other top officers hid in a bathroom before his assault and used a NATO machine gun in his attack, an Afghan military official said Wednesday.
5 troops killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan
Five American troops with a special operations unit were killed by a U.S. airstrike called in to help them after they were ambushed by the Taliban in southern Afghanistan, in one of the deadliest friendly fire incidents in nearly 14 years of war, officials said Tuesday.
MSU director co-chairs armored vehicle research team for NATO
The newest co-chair of a research team developing the next generation of ground vehicles for the world’s leading military alliance is from Mississippi State University.